Yep, it's normal. It's so you don't forget to turn your headlights on when it's dark. I actually like the feature a lot, but some here hate it. You can change it with a VAG-COM tool.
What is VAG-COM tool?
Search for RossTech VCDS.
Though it can be coded to be on with the parking lights, it's there for a reason. If it's too dark to see your cluster, you should have your headlights on. Just my .02
Yep, it's normal. It's so you don't forget to turn your headlights on when it's dark. I actually like the feature a lot, but some here hate it. You can change it with a VAG-COM tool.
I think every car should have this. It's unreal how many cars I see driving at night with no tail lights, just DRL's and their cluster lights....so they think their lights are on when in reality no one can see them from behind and DRL's are only a fraction of the brightness of headlights.
I think every car should have this. It's unreal how many cars I see driving at night with no tail lights, just DRL's and their cluster lights....so they think their lights are on when in reality no one can see them from behind and DRL's are only a fraction of the brightness of headlights.
I personally just keep mine on Auto and never have to worry about it.
This.
It's just odd how volkswagen did this. Just wondering if all volkswagen cars are like these. My 2014,2017 Audis don't have this features.
Yep, it's normal. It's so you don't forget to turn your headlights on when it's dark. I actually like the feature a lot, but some here hate it. You can change it with a VAG-COM tool.
Weird they didn't have it, every German car I have owned or driven a lot has had this feature:
01 E46
04 S4 Avant
08 E90
13 Jetta
15 GTI
I do notice American cars do not have this feature... and it is really a hazard, as most Amercians cannot drive. So many times I have driven down the highway and all of a sudden my lights reflect off a black/dark colored car sitting in the left lane that only has their DRLs on. Flash them, turn my lights on and off, get in front of them and turn my lights off, slow them down, yell, honk, only 1 time has someone noticed. Its to the point now I just call the state patrol on them.